Amid fight with Pillen, State auditor pushes bill to require notification of emergency no-bid contracts

The escalating conflict between Gov. Pillen’s office and State Auditor Mike Foley spilled into a committee hearing on ...

Foley, DAS director agree on extra step for no-bid contracts on day of audit fireworks

State Auditor Mike Foley, amplifying his probe of a 2024 emergency no-bid state bioeconomy contract Gov. Jim Pillen steered to a lobbyist he knew, sought legislative help Thursday so his ...

'The cover-up is worse than the crime': State auditor raises questions, concerns over no-bid contract

Concerns over favoritism in the choice to blast through the bidding process on an economic development contract still dog Gov ...
Crain's New York Business

Menin targets emergency no-bid contracts after billions spent on Covid and immigration crises

Newly-minted City Council Speaker Julie Menin zeroed in on what she called “systemic abuse” of the city’s emergency ...
The Republic

After scrutiny over no-bid contract deals, Indiana secretary of state issues new RFPs

INDIANAPOLIS — Following months of scrutiny over millions in no-bid contracts, the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office has quietly started issuing formal requests for proposals (RFPs). The move also ...

Hogsett allies routinely benefit from no-bid city contracts

Giffin, for instance, joined Hogsett’s team after working at Faegre. Then while working for the city, he signed off on at ...